neoconservative
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English
Etymology
From neo- + conservative.
Noun
neoconservative (plural neoconservatives)
- (US) A supporter of neoconservatism.
- Synonyms: neocon, (slang, derogatory) neocoon, (slang, derogatory) neotard, neocohen
- Coordinate term: paleoconservative
- 1984 May 15, Walter Goodman, “AS NEOLIBERALS SEARCH FOR CLOSEST FIT, HART IS OFTEN MENTIONED”, in The New York Times:
- The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.
Adjective
neoconservative (not comparable)
- (US) Of or relating to neoconservatism.
- Synonyms: neocon, (slang, derogatory) neocoon
- Coordinate term: paleoconservative
- 2016 August 31, Tal Kopan, “Will Hillary Clinton’s GOP outreach alienate progressives?”, in CNN:
- And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy.
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Further reading
neoconservatism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
